Hello! I'm new to this site and thought I'd say a little about myself. I was diagnosed with Asperger's last year (as an adult) and have never felt positive about it. In fact I hate the idea! I've been doubtful about the diagnosis, especially as at the assessment (which took over 3 hours) they said a case could be made either way, but they didn't think I had an autistic spectrum disorder. I previously had a diagnosis of Schizoid Personality Disorder and honestly preferred that, felt less ashamed and stigmatised... which is pretty ridiculous, I know. I still think it was a more accurate explanation for my difficulties in a lot of ways. I do feel that things most people just take for granted are not even accessible to me though and I definitely feel I'm on the wrong planet a lot of the time! I guess I'm coming around to the idea I do have Asperger's, haha. I hope on this site I can see how varied the disorder is and see the more positive attributes (because the main person making sweeping generalisations and attaching any stigma is myself!). I currently post/read quite a bit on a forum for people with eating disorders which I find to be helpful so am seeking something similar with this. I think this is a slightly healthier online 'identity' to have anyway! Some things I'm interested in exploring on here are autism and anorexia and also asexuality (another term I absolutely hate!)... as I've heard from other sources there are strong links.
09 Apr 2015, 4:25 pm
